Years of planning and vision made this thriving island town a reality, forming a desirable residential community from farmland and marshes.  Daniel Island has emerged as a nationally acclaimed neotraditional town with a true feeling of community.  Many of the historic design elements of the neighborhoods of downtown Charleston have been repeated, including homes set close to meandering, quiet streets.  Many properties feature large piazzas that are ideal for casual chats with neighbors.  Residents are often able to walk to retail shops, services, schools, and neighborhood parks along wide sidewalks that cross the island.  Complementing carefully planned residential communities, thickets of preserved Spanish moss still drape over oak and towering palmetto trees.  Recent additions include an acclaimed Tom Fazio golf course and a new tennis stadium that hosts Davis Cup matches as well as live entertainment and concerts. The City of Charleston annexed nearly all of Daniel Island in the early '90s.